Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-10-28
LOCAL.
The Democrats Lively.
4 RED-ROT DEMOCRATIC MEET
ING ON COURTDAY.

4 RED-HOT DEMOCRATIC MEET
ING ON COURTDAY.
HON. JOHN GoODE DOES NOT COME, But
WE HAVE LIVELY DEMOCRATIC
MEETING IN PLACE OF HIM-HON
EDWARD ECHOLs HOLDS THE FORT
AND HOLDS IT WELL AGAINST THE
HON. JACOB YosT-THE DEMOCRATS
ENTHUsIAsTIC-CHA GRATTAN
JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR.. AND JOHN
H. CRAWFORD ON THE STAND.
&C, &C, &C.
A telegram from Hon. John Goode
Monday morning, to Judge VIM A. Hud-
son, announced that he could not fill his
appointment here that day. But the Dem.
ocrats were in from the country as thick
as bees, and it turned out that by the
change made they got a livelier and more
satisfactory local meeting than they wonld
have bad if Mr.. Goode bad gotten here.
1t is but fair to say, however, that good
share of the success Of the meeting was
due Hon. Jacob Yost who was present,
taking notes for his journal, the 'Valley
Virginian," and who, in one of those I'M
accountable moments of bad luck that
sometimes capture the wisest man, ven
tured into the fight. From that time out,
Echols stirred the Democracy till they
roared and cheered like wild. MIR. Echols
took the stand at noon to announce and
explain the absence of Mr.. Goode who, he
said, ad been unavoidably kept away.
The Court room was crowded in few mi
nutes after he commenced speaking, with
the exception of the gallery, the accus-
tened gathering place of the colored Re
pHblicans. There was aconsiderbale num-
Der of white Republicans down stairs, who
when MIR. Yost took hand cheered him
loudly.
MR.. ECHoLs' REMARKS.
Mr. Echols said, like those present, he
was disappointed at Mr.. Goodies non
arrival. It would be presumptuous in me
to attempt to fill his place and do not
expect to make the attempt. only stand
here now because [ am the nominee Of
GU6 OcHlOCIdLS VI aug uSptes tbiio CAo lOAiss 90
their banner is entrusted to me L don't
intend it shall trail in the dust for any
cause, (applause). And while do stand
here. | wish to refute some of the charges
brought against me at the late Re-
publican meeting in this room. by the
Laboring gentleman sitting there taking
notes, (applause), The fight of to-day is
the same old fight; the same old issues,
and the same old principles are at stake in
it, and I want to present to you some
reasons why we Democrats. who have
stood together so long On those issues,
should stand together noaU. Some say it is
an ''off year" in politics: that there is no
President to elect-thank God there ism It.
we've got Democratic one. (applausel;
that there is no Governor to elect-thank
God there isn't, we've got democratic
one, (applause); that there is no Congress
man to elect; that the fight making now
is an unimportant one, and that the issue
is merely whether Crawford and Echols, or
Craig and Dunlap shall be sent to the
legislature. Fellow citizens, the four men
named are not the issue of to-day. Against
Messrs. Craig and Dunlap personally,
have not word to say; they are honest
and respectable citizens, but they are not
the issue on which you are voting. nor are
Crawford and Echols. And you well know
they are not. You know there are OPP
posing principles represented by these OPP
posing tickets and involved in their sue
cess or defeat; and you know that no year
is an loft year" to Democrat when the
principles of his party are at stake, Zap,
plause). One set of principles is held by
the Democracy which for twenty-five long
years has been fighting for them. Though
in minority, it has come up bravely to the
polls year after year, undaunted by defeat,
until at last victory has crowned it, and it
has swept the defeated enemy out of the
field in State and Nation, (applausel.
VIRGINIA.
Since 1883, when it wrested Virginia from
Malone, the Democracy has had control OF
the State. Its account of It's stewardship
is before you. Its schools are prosperous
its asylums literally provided for. its gov
eminent fairly administered in the inter
est of all its citizens, and III its Treasury
is to-day $3.50, 600 of cash. All its affairs.
outside Of its State debt, are prosperous
and orderly, and the Democrats are ready
to pay the interest On that whenever the
creditors Will accept it under the bill both
parties have endorsed. And yet with this
report before their eyes, the people OF Au-
gusta are asked by the Republicans to re-
turn them to power-the petitioners
hoping that by repetition Of the apathy
of last fail they may be returned without
their claims being Investigated by the
people. They ask to be entrusted with
power &gain that it may be used solely for
the re-elevation OF William Malone to
power-for they do not pretend to offer
YOU any other issue, or any mode of settling
the debt.
RECORD IN TIE LEGISLATURE.
Just two weeks ago, my Laborinp
frienG-you all dldn It know before that be
was Laboring man? applause and laugh
ter)-undertook here to give good many
reasons why l shouldn't be returned tc
the legislature. Well, when get him and
his pack down on me l feel pretty sure
that have been doing the right thing
He first charged that | voted for a railroad
bill when there was no quorum present
and, second, that [ voted extra pay tc
clerks when there was 40 quorum.
AS to the first charge l did vote for the
bill and would do the same thing again.
(applause) and | know YOU all would sus.
tain me. What was the bill? He made
If appear that it was railroad bill. II
was nothing Of the kind; it was bill lie.
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